Category Archives: World
B’nai B’rith Praises Corinthians Football Club’s Commemoration of Kristallnacht
(Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2019)—B’nai B’rith International President Charles O. Kaufman and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: We strongly support the Corinthians Football Club of São Paulo’s campaign to commemorate Kristallnacht by wearing yellow stars on their jerseys this week. Read more » »
Longtime Saskatoon volunteer Arnie Shaw honoured with B’nai Brith award
Arnie Shaw, winner of the 2019 Saskatoon B’nai Brith We Are Proud of You Award. (Supplied) Saskatoon The Saskatoon chapter of B’nai Brith has honoured longtime Saskatoon resident and entrepreneur Arnie Shaw with its annual We Are Proud of You Award. Read more » »
UMass Resistance Studies Initiative to host BDS panel discussion
ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS with a ‘boycott Israel’ sign.. (photo credit: REUTERS) Eighty-four groups have called on University of Massachusetts Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy to urge the university’s Faculty Senate to rule on whether faculty and Read more » »
Slow, steady voter turnout reported so far in central Pa.
Slow and steady might win the race, but many are hoping for a better turnout this Election Day. Around the region Tuesday, most polling places were reporting just that – slow and steady turnout that will probably bring one-fourth of registered voters to the polls by the time they close at 8 p.m. “It’s been slow. Read more » »
When Ray Charles Sang “Hava Nagilah” with David Ben-Gurion
The celebrated American soul musician Ray Charles visited Israel three times during his life. During the first, in 1972, he discovered that he was wildly popular in the Jewish state. So enthusiastic was his reception in Jerusalem that in his autobiography Charles recalled that “in 30 years on the road, I had never experienced anything like this. Read more » »
Joe ‘Buddy’ Sbarro: A Lifetime of Giving to the Clark Community and Beyond
CLARK, NJ – Not long before he died in August, long-time resident Joseph Sbarro was recognized for his 56 years as a member of the Clark Volunteer Emergency Squad. During his time with the squad, Sbarro served as Captain, Chaplain and Trustee. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Concludes Annual Leadership Forum “Global Security in an Insecure World”
(Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2019)–B’nai B’rith International’s 2019 Leadership Forum, which featured prominent speakers from the diplomacy, public policy and media realms and a special reception for participants at the residence of the Japanese ambassador, concluded today after three days of programming for leadership from around the world. Read more » »
Ontario NDP MPP accused of supporting terror group
If it wasn’t for the harsh realities that Const. Scot Mills and his team social media team—who operate the Toronto Police Operations’ Twitter—had to face each night, the city of Toronto wouldn’t be able to effectively know what’s going on throughout the city. And did they ever need to this weekend. Read more » »
Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019
Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 Chicago Tribune Read more »
That Time Ray Charles Sang ‘Hava Nagila’ With David Ben-Gurion in Israel
When the ‘Genius of Soul’ sang ‘Hava Nagila’ with David Ben-Gurion November 4, 2019 • 12: 00 AM ‘); } } }); var tweets; $.getJSON(‘https: //urls.api.twitter.com/1/urls/count.json?url=https: //www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/293059/ray-charles-in-israel&callback=?’, function(data){ tweets = data. Read more » »
